circumpolar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
    • a circumpolar star
  2. adjective satellite located or found throughout a polar region

WordNet

Cir`cum*po"lar adjective
Etymology
Pref. circum- + polar.
Definitions
  1. About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

Webster 1913